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Fred Espenak, astronomy's 'Mr. Eclipse', dies at 71

Astronomy has lost one of its most assiduous calculators of eclipses with the passing of astronomer Fred Espenak, known widely as "Mr. Eclipse."

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Jack Dongarra Makes a Stand for Traditional HPC: US Lacks Plan, 'Risks Falling Behind' - High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC

HPC community éminence grise Jack Dongarra has issued an opinion piece in the thought leadership publication The Conversation in which makes a stands for traditional HPC and declares that  “high-performance computing is at a turning point, and the choices the government, researchers and the technology industry make today could affect the future of innovation, national security […]

High-Performance Computing News Analysis | insideHPC
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New equation links Einstein's relativity, quantum theory with entropy

A new study proposes that gravity emerges from quantum entropy, potentially unifying quantum mechanics and general relativity.

Interesting Engineering
Geeking out at the MIT Museum

Gaia's sky-scanning is complete! I like metrics, and this is a hell of a metric to say that this mission had impact:

"Since the publication of the first Gaia data in 2016 and counting up to early 2025, Gaia’s catalogue has been accessed more than 580 million times, resulting in the publication of over 13 000 scientific papers."

https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2025/01/Sky-scanning_complete_for_Gaia

#space #gaia #science

Sky-scanning complete for Gaia

Infographic, showcasing ESA's Gaia mission in numbers during its sky-scanning phase

Jimmy Carter, 39th US president, has died at 100

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has died. He was 100 years old and had spent roughly 22 months in hospice care. The Georgia peanut farmer served one turbulent term in the White House before building a reputation as a global humanitarian and champion of democracy. He defeated President Gerald Ford in 1976 promising to restore trust in government but lost to Ronald Reagan four years later amid soaring inflation, gas station lines and the Iran hostage crisis. He and his wife Rosalynn then formed The Carter Center, and he earned a Nobel Peace Prize while making himself the most internationally engaged of former presidents. The Carter Center said he died peacefully Sunday afternoon in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by his family.

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A Harvard student sleuth cracks the code on the hidden lives of Louisa May Alcott and other notable women - The Boston Globe https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/12/29/arts/harvard-student-sleuth-cracks-code-hidden-lives-louisa-may-alcott-other-notable-women/?camp=bg:brief:rss:feedly&rss_id=feedly_rss_brief
A Harvard student sleuth cracks the code on the hidden lives of Louisa May Alcott and other notable women

Louisa May Alcott's unpublished version of Jules Verne’s “Michael Strogoff” has been all but forgotten in the nearly 150 years since she composed it. But a few years ago, a Harvard doctoral candidate stumbled across the play at the Houghton Library.

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Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Pronounce

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Pronounce